Frank and Francesca | |
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Genre | Children's television |
Based on | 1972 novel by David Martin |
Written by | Oriel Grey |
Directed by | Rick Birch Douglas Sharp |
Country of origin | Australia |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Producer | Oscar Whitbread |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | 29 July 1973 |
Frank and Francesca is an Australian children's television series which first screened on the ABC in 1973.
The series of six 30 minute black & white episodes were based on the book of the same name by David Martin (1915-1997) which was published in 1972. [1] [2] It was produced by Oscar Whitbread for the Australian Broadcasting Commission [3] [4] and was directed by Rick Birch and Douglas Sharp. [3]
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